GR Ballet’s Nutcracker Is a Must for Your Holiday Bucket List

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I’ve become a bit of a Nutcracker fanatic.

I don’t know if it’s because it’s that good (the music is amazing) or if it’s just because our Grand Rapids talent is so capable of carrying this timeless story, coupled with author Chris Van Allsburg’s incredible set, into new dimensions.

Whatever it is about GR Ballet’s rendition of the Nutcracker, I think that you will regret not seeing this show at least once. … A year? At least once a year? Probably.

By April H | GRKids
Read the story at GRKids.com | Published: December 12, 2015

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written by Connie Flachs
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written by Connie Flachs; costume and character illustrations by Sadie Rothenberg
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